Florence township, Benton County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 2,258 (all rural)
| Males: 1,154 |  (51.1%) |
| Females: 1,104 |  (48.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,257 (1,978 owner occupied, 279 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Florence township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
- Black: 0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.0%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 32.9
Median age of females: 32.8
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Average household size: 2.94
| Florence township: | 2.9 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.30
| Florence township: | $56,430 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $452 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $134,251 (it was $85,800 in 2000)
| : | $134,251 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 62 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 16.5% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 14.0% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Walford, Norway.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Saint Michaels Cemetery (1), Norway Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Florence township: Tuttle Wildlife Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
77% of Florence township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 36% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 198
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 10
- South: 52
- West: 18
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $35,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 79
- Mobile homes: 80
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3
Median worth of mobile homes: $15,600
Housing units in Florence township with a mortgage: 11 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 28
- Construction (11%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (6%)
- Computer and electronic products (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Health care (14%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Top executives (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Child care workers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Customer service representatives (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Florence township:
- German (16.9%)
- Irish (13.3%)
- United States or American (9.0%)
- English (3.0%)
- African (1.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 86 (86%)
- Walked: 2 (2%)
- Other means: 2 (2%)
- Worked at home: 10 (10%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (69%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Wood (6%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- No fuel used (3%)
98.5% of residents of Florence township speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 278- In family households: 231 (74 male householders, 13 female householders)
65 spouses, 72 children (43 natural, 23 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 47 (29 male householders (29 living alone)), 18 female householders (18 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 46 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 3 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 47 1-person,
664 married couples with children.
70 single-parent households (19 men, 51 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |